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FindMeOn to Google: Change Your Name!

FindMeOn, a company we've briefly mentioned a coupletimes here at Mashable, has announced intent to send Google a letter asking that it change the name of OpenSocial to .. something other than that. We have a feeling what Google is going to end up saying, but CNet is reporting that not only do they plan on sending a very stern letter, they're also tentatively planning some sort of legal action.

The thing is, despite the fact that no one in the world is going to end up getting confused between Google and FindMeOn, the little guy, in this case, may have a little bit of a case.

FineMeOn develops profile aggregation tools that allow you to link your profile data between social networking websites. OpenSocial, on the other hand, is a platform that allows profile data to travel between social networking sites. FindMeOn calls their service "OpenSN". Google calls theirs OpenSocial.

I'm just spitballing here, but it might be cheaper for Google to buy them than to mount a serious legal defense. It sounds like FindMeOn may have a real case here, making serious legal wranglings by Google a bit pricey.

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